Man Shot In Leg Early Saturday Morning In Hartford

Man shot in the leg Saturday in Hartford; went home & changed before going to hospital

HARTFORD - A man was shot in the thigh early Saturday morning after a disturbance in the area of Oakland Terrace and Greenfield Street, but the injury was not described as serious, and the man went home to change clothes before his mother drove him to the hospital, police said.

The incident was reported at approximately 1:50 a.m. Saturday morning. The victim reported being approached by two males, and then suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh, police said.

Police said the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and went home to change his clothes before his mother drove him to St. Francis Hospital for treatment. The victim walked into the hospital on his own, police said.

A report of several shots fired was also reported at 3:59 a.m. at 805 Garden St. Saturday morning, but police said no bullet casings were found at the scene.

A woman told police that she heard several men arguing in the street before what she thought sounded like gunshots, police said.